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Biological Activity Antifeedant

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
INFLEXIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
IPLAMIDE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ISOALANTOLACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBOLDINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ISOBRUCEINE-B not available Duke, 1992 *
ISODOMEDONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPETASIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ISOPIMARIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ISOPIMPINELLIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ISOPONGAFLAVONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ISOQUERCITRIN not available Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
JAPONIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
JODRELLIN-A IC=50ppm Duke, 1992 *
JODRELLIN-B IC=25ppm Duke, 1992 *
JUGLONE not available Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
KALMITOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
KARAKIN not available Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
KARANJIN not available Duke, 1992 *
KLAINEANONE not available Duke, 1992 *
KOKUSAGONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 4 0
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape; Blue Barberry; Holly Barberry; Holly Mahonia; Mountain Grape 1 115
Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 13 171, 188.5
Mandragora officinarum Mandrake 1 0
Mangifera indica Mango 4 0
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 2 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 8 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 9 0
Maytenus boaria not available 1 82.19999694824219
Maytenus canariensis not available 1 0
Maytenus octogona not available 1 0
Maytenus senegalensis not available 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 10 250
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 6 1, 171, 829.0010000002
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 2 9, 000
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 4 2, 210
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 5 0
Melaleuca leucadendron not available 1 21
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 3 1, 150